Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Radix Nandinae Caulis Nandinae
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Nandina domestica Thunb.
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	nunten (南天）
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	남천 （南天）
Other Names: 別名﹕	tian zhu 天竹、tian zhu 天竺、tian zhu zi 天燭子、nan zhu zi 南竹子、hong ba zi 紅耙子、lan tian zhu 闌天竹。
Common Name: 英文名﹕	common nandina, heavenly bamboo
Distribution: 產地﹕	China mainland, India, and Japan.  中國大陸、印度及日本。
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	Root and caulis: bitter, cold, toxic. Fruit: bitter, neutral, toxic. 根、茎：苦，寒，有毒。 果：苦，平。有毒。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕
Medical functions: 藥理﹕
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	Root and caulis: for influenza with fever, conjunctivitis, cough due to heat in lungs, jaundice with infection, acute gastritis, urinary tract infection, injuries from impacts. Fruit: for cough, asthma, whooping cough. 根、莖：清熱除濕，通經活絡。用於感冒發熱，眼結膜炎，肺熱咳嗽，濕熱黃疸，急性胃腸炎，尿路感染，跌打損傷。 果：止咳平喘。用於咳嗽，哮喘，百日咳。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕
Dosage: 用量﹕	root or caulis: 1 to 30 g. fruit: 9 g. 根、茎 1~ 30 克；果 9 克。
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	Whole plant is toxic. Toxic reaction: whole body is excited, speed of heart rate is irregular, speeding up and slowing down. Blood pressure drops, muscle spasm, breathing becomes paralyzed, confusion. 全株有毒。中毒症状：出現全身興奮，脈搏忽快忽慢，血壓下降、肌肉痙攣、呼吸麻痺、意識模糊等症狀。